This Is Framingham

SUSP ACTIVITY: CALLER STATED WHITE FEDEX TRUCK HAS BEEN OUTSIDE RUNNING SINCE YESTERDAY

SUSPICIOUS PERSON: TEMPLE ST / WORCESTER RD MALE WALKING DOWN MEDIAN STRIP TELLING PASSING MOTORISTS SATAN IS TRYING TO KIDNAP HIM.

SUSP ACTIVITY:  CALLER REPORTS SOMEONE SENT HER A PIZZA POSSIBLEY BEING HARRASSED, ONGOING PROBLEM      

 

Last night Ethan and I went to the Stop & Shop on Old Connecticut Path.  It was around 7:30 so we weren’t there for Super Bowl food anyway but it was kind of funny that the cheese and chips section were wiped out.  

Kind of interesting that there were plenty of Fritos, cheese puffs and Cool Ranch Doritos.  I guess Super Bowl food relies heavily on potato chips and other flavors of Doritos.

Ethan got the very last bag of “Blazin’ Buffalo & Ranch” Doritos. (The dark blue bags in back are the “Cool Ranch”)

I’d be more excited for him if they tasted good but I think they’re gross, I was happy for him though : )

SUSP ACTIVITY:  DUNKIN DONUTS, CELL PHONE CALLER SAID THAT SHE GAVE HER ORDER AT THE DRIVE THRU AND THEN NO ONE EVER CAME TO THE WINDOW TO GIVE HER THE ORDER. bwin   

UNDESIRABLE:  CALLER STATED MALE WAGOING TO THE BATHROOM IN ELEVATOR

SUSP ACTIVITY: CALLER STATED FOUND PIECE OF PAPER THAT MADE THREATS   

SUSP ACTIVITY: BOWDITCH FIELD (CK OK) CALLER SAW A MALE PUTTING ANOTHER MALE IN BEAR HUG

I usually avoid going to the movies.  I feel like there’s always someone talking or kicking chairs or some reincarnation of Abe Lincoln will sit in front of me, so I only go once a year, sometimes it’ll be more than a year.  I think Ethan and I have  been to the movies 5 times in 6 years. 
I’m a huge Rocky fan and even though “V” was beyond lame I felt I had to see the last Rocky film.  We went to Framingham 15, is it me or did it used to be Framingham 14?  We went to the 2:45 show and it wasn’t busy at all inside although you’d never guess that from the parking lot which was almost packed.
I haven’t been in this particular theatre since “Revenge of the Sith” which was an owed movie (or “oweski”) to Ethan, which in turn lead to an oweski for him to go to a movie of my choice which was yesterday’s “Rocky Balboa”. 

I’ve been waiting for this movie to come out for several years now and just couldn’t wait for it to come on video (even though that might only be a month from now).  I think it goes without saying this theatre isn’t as nice to be in as the old Loew’s cinema that used to be across the street (where I saw almost all the “Nightmare on Elm St.” series), or of course the old S.W. Cinema but I’ll refrain from my usual rant.  The lobby feels a little overwhelming but I guess it’s probably because I’m not a regular movie goer.  The arcade is a decent size though, I’ll give it that, even if there are no games I play there.

After 6 short films disguised as previews, and a 5 minute major film production of Lays potato chips now using sunflower seed oil, the film started and there were some people that were still talking but stopped a minute or so later and I have to say it was a pretty enjoyable experience.  The sound wasn’t too loud and the theatre wasn’t too crowded and the movie was really good, not as good as IV (my personal favorite) but, if you’re a Rocky fan this film will not disappoint.  If you’re not a Rocky fan like Ethan, you could probably do other things in 1 hour and 49 minutes but it’s not a total waste of life (i.e. “Congo”, “Vanilla Sky”)
Also we both thought it was fun that people actually applauded at certain parts of the film, something we haven’t experienced in a while.
See you in 12-14 months Framingham 15!

P.S. Happy New Year everyone!

I’ve been a little slow with the posts lately, this time of year is so crazy I don’t have time to go investigate as much as I’d like and can’t get to the thing on my list as much but I was going though the police log and saw this:

LARCENY: 35 CONCORD ST, SALVATION ARMY.  FEMALE WALKING ON TRACKS WITH BLACK ROCKER JACKET STOLE 3 PILLOWCASES OF MDSE FROM ABOVE.

Just wondering if anyone knows what “MDSE” is, I have no idea.  Also, what is a “rocker jacket”? ??????? ??? ????   I’m hoping I don’t have one because I don’t want to be confused with anyone who has been seen walking down railroad tracks carrying three pillowcases of something while wearing one of these.

Also, reading through these I usually find someone who I call “jerk of the week” but haven’t decided if it’s worth posting really, but I’d like to nominate this person for this week:

LARCENY:  RP STATES THAT SHE LEFT KEYS WITH SPEED PASS ON HER VEHICLE AND HER HUSBAND  DROVE OFF AND KEYS FELL OFF. UNKNOWN PERSON FOUND KEYS AND USED SPEED PASS.

 

I’m familiar with the front view of the MCI women’s prison in Framingham across from the old GM plant but I never really think that much of it other than it doesn’t help Framingham’s “social service central” reputation.  I’ve never heard of anyone escaping and I may be ignorant, but it seems to keep to it’s self. ivermectin injection use in dogs   Still, it figures the prison is in Framingham, not in a surrounding town and I’m not sure what it costs tax payers to maintain this operation.

Recently I went on a back road that took me behind the prison and was interested to see there was an older building on the property that I never noticed before. invertamina
Ethan did a little research and saw that this used to be the old Reformatory Prison for Women on the town of Sherborn’s property.  In 1924 Sherborn gifted Framingham 575 acres which included the prison. ivermectin treat heartworm   Nice gift : )  
Just thought that was interesting.

Across for the where the wet shelter was is Connery’s.  I was curious about it and thought the outside looked kept up nice so I checked it out.
Inside is pretty small, but cozy. 

There is one TV for keno and one for regular viewing.  According to their website they have “Quality pub food and award winning pizza” but when I asked the bartender about ordering something he said they don’t serve food and said something about only in the summer, if I understood him correctly. That was disappointing but we stayed and had a beer anyway.

In the dimly lit hallway there is a door that goes to guest rooms of some sort, it’s not a hotel really, more like boarding rooms I guess.  It’s an interesting old building that seems to be stuck in time, I’m not sure which time exactly but I remember being impressed by the doors and door knobs. 

The website says they have live music there, which wasn’t playing when we went (and I don’t know where they’d put them) but I’ll try to check that out sometime.